Approximately 22 miles north of Yangon, just west of Yanogn-Pyay Road.

5. Objectives

To establish an environmental education center near Yangon.

To protect the forests and vegetative cover in the catchment of Hlawga Lake.

To establish a representative collection of Myanma indigenous wildlife species of mammals, reptiles and birds, which will be kept under as near as possible natural conditions in such as a way that they can be readily viewed by visitors.

In the mini-zoo small mammals, birds, tigers, leopards, bears and estuarine crocodiles are being displayed more freely in large in spacious cages, aviaries and moated enclosures, built with modern zoo concept.

8. Conservation , Development and Research Programmes

Effective protection and management of degraded forests.

Establishment and management of buffer zone plantations.

Construction of high quality rest house “chalets” which are in hamony with the natural surroundings.

Establlishment of a new Information Center.

Construction of a 5-storied viewing tower.

Maintenance of roads, nature trails and of all building and their utilities.

Research programmes on vegetative study and ornithological studies on both resident and migratory birds.

Environment education activities to create public awarness of environment conservation.

Joint-ventrue development works between Forest Department and loval private sectors for all-round development of Hlawga park.

Development of one 18-hole golf course of international standard in the buffer zone of the park.